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Spartina gracilis Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Spartina gracilis Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This association has only been described from plots in northern Colorado, Utah and Oregon, but it is likely to occur throughout the western U.S. In Colorado, these wetland meadows occur in small patches in swales and on banks, terraces and overflow channels of gentle-gradient streams and rivers at low to middle elevations. Soils are alkaline, fine-textured silt loams and clay loams. The vegetation is a sparse to thick herbaceous layer of grasses and grasslike plants that is dominated by <i>Spartina gracilis</i>. Other herbaceous species that are known to occur include <i>Equisetum hyemale, Distichlis spicata, Triglochin maritima</i>, and <i>Asclepias speciosa</i>. Deciduous trees and shrubs occur with minimal cover and are usually restricted to the margins of stands. This association requires a seasonally high water table and alkaline soils in order to persist. Information on stands that occur outside Colorado will be added later as it becomes available.  Accession Code: VB.CC.32475.CEGL001588 Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
	status: accepted This Community's Level: association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685270 NatureServe Explorer   Translated: Alkali Cordgrass Herbaceous Vegetation   Scientific: Spartina gracilis Herbaceous Vegetation   Code: CEGL001588